Weekly Information Bulletin: 4th December 2010
Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
6 – 10 December 2010
Monday 6 December
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions – Impact of housing benefit changes on the number of homeless children - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin; Forcibly retiring police officers who have 30 years or more service - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath; Eligibility of children for a pupil premium - Baroness Williams of Crosby; Detention of children for immigration purposes - Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Legislation – Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 2) - Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Short Debate – Economic and security implications of the melting of the Artic ice cap – Lord Jay of Ewelme
The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Legislation – Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] - Committee stage (Day 3) - Lord Sassoon
Tuesday 7 December
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions – Definition of bankruptcy - Lord Barnett; Varying the Parliamentary oath of allegiance to enable MPs to take their seats at Westminster - Baroness Boothroyd; Autism Act 2009 statutory guidance - Lord Touhig
Legislation – Superannuation Bill – Third Reading – Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Legislation – Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill - Second reading
Wednesday 8 December
The House will sit at 3:00pm
Oral Questions – Maintaining a distinct focus on youth justice separate from the adult system - Bishop of Liverpool; Maintaining the standard expected from HM Coastguard, in light of proposed cuts in public expenditure - Lord Glentoran; Withdrawing the grant from the Youth Sport Trust - Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Legislation – Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 3) - Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Short Debate – Plans for disposing of the Tote – Lord James of Blackheath
The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
Orders and Regulations – Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 – Lord Henley
Orders and Regulations – Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 – Lord Henley
Orders and Regulations – Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2010 – Earl Atlee
Orders and Regulations – Post office network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010 – Baroness Wilcox
Orders and Regulations – National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 – Baroness Wilcox
Thursday 9 December
The House will sit at 11:00am
Oral Questions – Shortening the time taken to approve adoptions - Lord Northbourne; Encouraging economic growth - Lord Roberts of Conwy; The British Chamber of Commerce’s eight-point plan for the European single market - Lord Tomlinson
Debate – Sport and Young People – Lord Pendry
Debate – Cuts to the provision of social care and other public services – Baroness Thornton
Orders and Regulations – Scottish Parliament (Election etc.) Order 2010 – Lord Wallace of Tankerness
The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Legislation – Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] - Committee stage (Day 4) - Lord Sassoon
Friday 10 December
The House will not be sitting.
Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
13 – 17 December 2010
Monday 13 December
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions – Involving disabled people in the decisions taken by Ministers that affect them - Baroness Campbell of Surbiton; Alleviating hardship suffered by people living Gaza - Lord Fowler; Ability of Parliament to hold Her Majesty's Government to account - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon; Legal aid and Family Courts - Baroness Deech
Legislation – Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 4) - Lord McNally
Tuesday 14 December
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions – Repatriation from the European Union - Lord Spicer; Opening times for retail premises on Remembrance Sunday - Lord Davies of Coity; British Indian Ocean Territory Fund - Baroness Whitaker
Legislation – Public Bodies Bill [HL] - Committee of the whole House (Day 4) - Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Orders and Regulations – Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 – Lord Henley
Wednesday 15 December
The House will sit at 3:00pm
Oral Questions; Implementation of the Olympic Truce at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Lord Bates; Role of China in the development of the infrastructure and economy of Burma - Lord Elton; Changing the National Census - Lord Naseby
Legislation – Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 5) - Lord McNally
Thursday 16 December
The House will sit at 11:00am
Oral Questions – Impact on women of the Government's economic policies - Baroness Massey of Darwen; Prohibiting the wearing of masks or disguises at demonstrations - Baroness Miller of Hendon; Dialogue between Indonesia and the indigenous West Papuan opposition - Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Debate – Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Lord Moynihan
Debate – The reorganisation of the National Health Service - Lord Touhig
Royal Assent
Friday 17 December
The House will not be sitting.
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